MSU Extension offers Make Macomb Your Home Home Ownership Series

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 1, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — MSU Extension is offering the Make Macomb Your Home Home Ownership Series which will focus on consumer protection during the home buying process.

Attendees will learn how to:

• select and finance a home.
• hire the right real estate agent, lawyer, home inspector and lender.
• decide between government loans, savings programs and down payment assistance programs.
• understand the closing process.

Research has shown that people who attend pre-purchase housing education are more likely to make on-time payments on their mortgages and are less likely to default on their loans.

The classes will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays, March 14, 21 and 28, at the Verkuilen Building, 21885 Dunham Road (entrance E), Clinton Township.

The class is free of cost and open to the public. For more information or to register, please call (586) 469-7614.

Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) brings educational programs to residents, empowering them to improve their lives and community. County-based MSUE staff, in concert with on-campus faculty members, serve residents with programming focused on agriculture, natural resources, children, youth, families, community and economic development.

Media Contact:
Jean Lakin 586-469-7609